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Medium Sized Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Charlotte's First Solar Neighborhood - ReAlta
Charlotte's First Solar Neighborhood - ReAlta
TruGuardTruGuard
Not only do ReAlta homes incorporate solar power and home automation, they also embody contemporary architecture rarely seen on the east coast. Cheslea Building Group approached TruGuard, looking for a contemporary exterior cladding that fit with their building techniques (in this case, low maintenance). James Hardie Artisan V-Groove and Nichiha VintageWood Fiber Cement immediately came to mind. The Artisan V-Groove is pre-primed and painted on site to fit with one of the pre-selected color palettes. The VintageWood on the other hand, comes in two pre-finished colors that mimic the natural beauty and texture of real wood without the maintenance requirements. Whatever your aesthetic needs, TruGuard can offer a variety of cladding solutions for your remodel or new construction home.
Long Pond Cabin
Long Pond Cabin
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This new house is perched on a bluff overlooking Long Pond. The compact dwelling is carefully sited to preserve the property's natural features of surrounding trees and stone outcroppings. The great room doubles as a recording studio with high clerestory windows to capture views of the surrounding forest. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Exteriors
Exteriors
Deffenbaugh HomesDeffenbaugh Homes
Cecilia Residence
Cecilia Residence
McMahon Design Build, LLCMcMahon Design Build, LLC
Robin Stancliff
McKinnon Residence
McKinnon Residence
Hart Builders Pty LtdHart Builders Pty Ltd
Metal Awning 1
Metal Awning 1
LA Custom Awnings and ShuttersLA Custom Awnings and Shutters
Wooded Rancher
Wooded Rancher
Taylor DesignTaylor Design
Ash Residence
Ash Residence
VictorEric Design+BuildVictorEric Design+Build
Belford Contemporary
Belford Contemporary
Oak Leaf Custom HomesOak Leaf Custom Homes
Mullen
Mullen
Austin Impressions - A Design and Build FirmAustin Impressions - A Design and Build Firm
4 panel wood front door with side lite. Cedar siding
Manor Circle Residence
Manor Circle Residence
1128 Arch Design1128 Arch Design
Westhauser Photgraphy / Landscape Architect: Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Neubau eines Einfamilienhaus
Neubau eines Einfamilienhaus
Despang Schlüpmann ArchitektenDespang Schlüpmann Architekten
1950s Family Home Wrap-Around Extension
1950s Family Home Wrap-Around Extension
CLPM LimitedCLPM Limited
The finished result! Beautiful contemporary family iiving space with fabulously designed garden which makes the most use of a smallish exterior plot. Pictures by James Bryden
Pagoda House
Pagoda House
Rogers Design BuildRogers Design Build
MH 2
MH 2
Signature Custom HomesSignature Custom Homes
Here we have a contemporary home in Monterey Heights that is perfect for entertaining on the main and lower level. The vaulted ceilings on the main floor offer space and that open feeling floor plan. Skylights and large windows are offered for natural light throughout the house. The cedar insets on the exterior and the concrete walls are touches we hope you don't miss. As always we put care into our Signature Stair System; floating wood treads with a wrought iron railing detail. Photography: Nazim Nice
Contemporary House in Dallas, TX
Contemporary House in Dallas, TX
Richard Drummond Davis ArchitectsRichard Drummond Davis Architects
Mare Island Retreat
Mare Island Retreat
Monogram DecorMonogram Decor
Back Exterior of the Breezehouse by Blu Homes. Photo by Adza
maison contemporaine lyon 5ème
maison contemporaine lyon 5ème
Architecte OcubeArchitecte Ocube
Landscape: Main Street
Landscape: Main Street
SHED Architecture & DesignSHED Architecture & Design
Mark Woods
Fitzsimons-Roman Residence
Fitzsimons-Roman Residence
DPA | Dwight Patterson ArchitectsDPA | Dwight Patterson Architects
Exterior at dusk. The simple forms and common materials such as stone and plaster provided for the client’s budget and allowed for a living environment that included natural light that flood the home with brightness while maintaining privacy. Fitting into an established neighborhood was a main goal of the 3,000 square foot home that included a underground garage and work shop. On a very small lot, a design of simplified forms separate the mass of the home and visually compliment the neighborhood context. The simple forms and common materials provided for the client’s budget and allowed for a living environment that included natural light that flood the home with brightness while maintaining privacy. The materials and color palette were chosen to compliment the simple composition of forms and minimize maintenance. This home with simple forms and elegant design solutions are timeless. Dwight Patterson Architect, Houston, Texas

Medium Sized Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the contemporary kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the contemporary exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant contemporary exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a contemporary makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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